Unorganised Workers' Identification Number
Unorganised Workers' Identification Number or UWIN is a proposed unique number to be issued as the identity proof to unorganised workers in India.[1][2][3]
The unorganised workers’ Identification Number is a number provided to the large section of unorganised sector workers by issuing a unique ID and allotting an Aadhaar seeded identification number without issuing any smart cards[4]. In 2014 the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment had decided to design and develop the unorganised workers’ Identification Number (UWIN) – platform under the unorganised workers’ Social Security Act 2008 and had mandated every unorganised sector worker to get themselves registered under the UWIN – platform.The Ministry of Labour and Employment has allocated a sum of ₹402.7 crores for the implementation of the project in two phases[4][5].
The Indian labour force is divided into Formal and an Informal sector which consists of 47.41 crore people of which 82.7% of the labour force lie under the unorganised sector and 17.3% lie under the organized sector as per the NSSO survey 2011-12[5]. Therefore, to provide the social security benefits the Government of India had enacted the unorganised workers’ Social Security Act in 2008, to create a right-based legal framework for providing the social security framework to the least benefited unorganised sector workers. Under this act the provision of UWIN is made to provide these workers with all the social security benefits[6]. At present there is no centralized database that shows the number of unorganised workers in India. UWIN will help to build the national unorganised worker’s database[7].
According to the expectation of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the national database of unorganised workers shall cover 675 districts in 29 states and 7 union territories and will be useful for other ministries to provide benefits to the workers under the social security schemes[6].
References
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi to soon launch smart card for 40 crore unorganised workers", The Economic Times, 10 February 2016
- ^ "Govt. to introduce UWIN cards", The Hindu, 28 May 2015
- ^ "PM Modi to soon launch smart card for 40 crore unorganised workers", Daily News and Analysis, 11 February 2016
- ^ a b "Identification of Workers in Unorganised Sector". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jebaraj, Priscilla (19 June 2018). "Database on unorganised workers gets underway". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Notice Inviting Tender through e-Procurement" (PDF). India: Ministry of Labour and Employment. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Database on unorganised workers gets underway – Civilsdaily". www.civilsdaily.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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